A beginner's guide to Bath

Mrs RDW and I are spending next weekend in Bath (she gets Badnimton Horse trials on the Saturday, I get Bath V Wasps on Sunday).

Looking for some local knowledge on a good place for lunch pre-game (it’s a 3pm kick off) and dinner/drinks post game. If you have any other suggestions on the Rec or Bath generally they would be gratefully received!

Hi RDW,

Have spent a fair bit of time in Bath of late and you will not be disappointed.
Pre-game try the Salamander, the Raven (awesome pies), Hall and Woodhouse, or the Porter.

Post game drinks the Boater is a good shout or the Pig and Whistle....

Dinner try Graze ( by the Station) Sotto Sotto or Firehouse.

Enjoy

RDW, I took Mrs Pip there a few weeks ago. We stayed at the Royal Hotel which is very centrally located; just opposite the train station. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (he also designed the station) which should appeal to your inner engineer. The Pig and Whistle is a good boozer. In the arches at the station are a couple of bars and a Nandos. Opposite them is an excellent cinema Tivoli. It's like an up market Everyman. Very 1920's bar (excellent Bourbon) and a decent menu. If Mrs RDW is a fan of Jane Austen take fer to the Jane Austen experience, just round the corner from the Salamander, and you may earn some brownie points. Next door to the Abbey/cathedral there is a fudge shop (judge's fudges I think) expensive but very very good. We also ate in a Lebanese, Comptoir Libanaise in Newark Street which was very good.
I hope you enjoy as much as we did, you need cheering up after The Annual Slaughter Of The Effeminates.

Dollar Bill wrote:Hi RDW,

Have spent a fair bit of time in Bath of late and you will not be disappointed.
Pre-game try  the Salamander, the Raven (awesome pies), Hall and Woodhouse, or the Porter.

Post game drinks the Boater is a good shout or the Pig and Whistle....

Dinner try Graze ( by the Station) Sotto Sotto or Firehouse.

Enjoy

I can second firehouse, superb pizza. If you're into beers too they've got a good selection. You'll be spoilt for choice to be honest, there's plenty of good eats and nice cafes all around Bath. Lovely town.

Ooft the Firehouse looks dreamy - that's Sunday dinner sorted!

We're staying in a wee village outside of Bath - city centre hotels were obscenely expensive (more so than London), probably not helped by it being Badminton weekend.

Some good recommendations here - keep it coming! Mrs RDW is extremely well read but has zero interest in Jane Austen and that type of literature so we'll probably give that a miss!

Good heads up on the Brunel influence (I'm more of a Thomas Telford man personally) - very much looking forward to just wandering the streets taking it all in.

Greggs do a mean veggie sausage roll.

If you like coffee Colonna & Small's has a very fine reputation.

Good shout on a the coffee.

What's Bath like for parking - don't bother or chance your luck?

I wouldn’t drive anywhere near Bath.....it’s a nightmare.... V Cars Taxis or the bus will save you hours!!

Colonna and Small coffee is awesome...

Or my favourite, Boston Tea Party on Kingsmead Square....

The Pig is superb if the Mrs deserves a well earned treat

https://www.thepighotel.com/near-bath/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4fWRh6v14QIVBrXtCh2NkQDWEAAYAiAAEgIKg_D_BwE

Not cheap but exceptionally good.

The Pig is great. I stayed there a while back and the food was awesome.

Sotto Sotto as mentioned earlier is my recommendation.
Excellent Italian in an old wine cellar.